AES Moving Closer To Be Taken Private
AES agreed to a $33.4 billion acquisition by a consortium including Global Infrastructure Partners and EQT, including debt. The transaction is expected to close in late 2026 or early 2027.
The AES Corp AES
Bulls Say, Bears Say
Bulls
AES has utility and generation assets in many countries. This diversification helps reduce country- and region-specific risk.
Bears
AES faces above-average political risk with a significant portion of earnings from businesses or projects in developing countries.
News
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AES Shares Rise Premarket on Report of Possible Takeover by BlackRock
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BlackRock's Global Infrastructure Partners Nears $38 Billion Takeover of AES, FT Says, Citing Sources
Trading Information
- Previous Close Price
- $14.97
- Day Range
- $14.93–14.97
- 52-Week Range
- $13.21–17.65
- Bid/Ask
- $14.94 / $14.98
- Shares Outstanding
- 713.44M
- Market Cap
- $10.68B
- Volume/Avg
- 139 / 8M
Key Statistics
- Price/Earnings (Normalized)
- 5.47
- Price/Sales
- 0.82
- Dividend Yield (Trailing)
- 4.70%
- Dividend Yield (Forward)
- 4.70%
- Dividend Payment Schedule
- Feb, May, Aug, Nov
- Total Yield
- 4.70%
Company Profile
AES is a global power company that operates in 15 countries. Its generation portfolio totals over 32 gigawatts, including renewable energy (50%), gas (32%), coal (16%), and oil (2%). AES owns a majority stake and operates six electric utilities, distributing power to more than 2.5 million customers.
- Sector
- Utilities
- Industry
- Utilities - Diversified
- Stock Style Box
- Small Value
- Total Number of Employees
- 8,336
- Website
- https://www.aes.com
Competitors
Valuation
|
Metric
|
AES
|
NEE
|
FE
|
|---|---|---|---|
Price/Earnings (Normalized) | 5.47 | 20.02 | 17.84 |
Price/Book Value | 2.16 | 2.66 | 2.04 |
Price/Sales | 0.82 | 5.68 | 1.67 |
Price/Cash Flow | 2.19 | 11.44 | 8.50 |
Price/Earnings
AES
NEE
FE
Financial Strength
|
Metric
|
AES
|
NEE
|
FE
|
|---|---|---|---|
Quick Ratio | 0.44 | 0.34 | 0.35 |
Current Ratio | 0.75 | 0.53 | 0.54 |
Interest Coverage | 1.33 | 24.45 | 2.54 |
Quick Ratio
AES
NEE
FE
Profitability
|
Metric
|
AES
|
NEE
|
FE
|
|---|---|---|---|
Return on Assets (Normalized) | 2.73% | 2.13% | 3.32% |
Return on Equity (Normalized) | 34.16% | 8.42% | 14.66% |
Return on Invested Capital (Normalized) | 5.85% | 3.02% | 6.63% |
Return on Assets
AES
NEE
FE
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